ASSISTANCE FROM NEW ZEALAND WOMEN.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 9507, 2 April 1909, Page 1

ASSISTANCE FROM NEW ZEALAND WOMEN.

AN AUCKLAND MOVEMENT. [Pbb Pebss Association.] AUCKLAND, April 1. The Mayor of Auckland (Mr C. D. &rey) has received a communication from a committee of ladies which ha 6 teen formed at Cambridge requesting his assistance in a movement to enable the women and girls of the dominion to subscribe towards a battleship to be presented to Great Britain by New Zealand. The Cambridge committee is asking the Mayors of various cities and towns and also Mayoresses or ladies deputed by them to convene jmblio meetings of women and girls to place the scheme before them, call for subscriptions and possibly to form bands of collector. Dr 3f. M. Mason is actinic as honorary ■ treasurer.

RESOLUTIONS OF THE DUNEDIN TRADES COUNCIL. rjPEK Press Association.] DUNEDIN, April 1. The following resolutions were passed by the Trades and Labour Council tonight: — " (1) That this Council, regarding war as not only brutal but an enormous economic waste of human life, labour and material, is of opinion that the time has arrived when more attention should be devoted to .studying the question of preventing waste by the adoption of a humane method of settling national difficulties. (2) Whilst holding these opinions the Council recognises that under present conditions it is absolutely necessary that the British nation must be prepared, by being adequately armed, for any emergency, and that this dominion is in equity bound to contribute its share towards the cost of this armament. (3) But seeing that no immediate 1 necessity for precipitate haste has bean shown, protests against the Ward Administration committing the people to an expenditure involving/ over three million without consulting Parliament and having the question thoroughly considered and discussed, as such autocratic action is inimical to the democratic principles of government under which we live. (4) Further, this Council is of opinion that the question of the adequate protection of ,iho dominion has not received the attention of the Government that it deserves and Parliament should Ije asked at an early date to discuss the matter a view of proykiing ample land and naval defence." • . „, [Per Press Association .J '. WELLINGTON, April 1. The Wellington Trades and Labour Council passed ' a resolution regretting the action of the Prime Minister in pledging the credit of . the dominion in respect to a Dreadnought and supporting the action of Mr T. E. Taylor, M.P., in sending his cablegram to Mr Asquith. ' -